Assigning Signals to Equipment, Connectors
& Contact Points
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This task explains how to
assign signals to equipment, connectors and contact points. In this
example, you will assign the control unit ground signal to contact point
P8-6. |
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Open the AssignSignals.CATProduct document from the samples folder. |
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Select the equipment, connector or contact point to which
you want to assign one or more signals in the tree view.
The selected electrical component becomes the current object.
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Click the
Assign View button
in the Workshop Commands toolbar.
The Assign View is displayed.
This view lets you assign signals to equipment, connector and
contact points. |
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Expand the tree to see the various system signals in the
top half of the view.
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Select the signal(s) you want to assign to the current
object.
Notes:
- Ctrl-click signals to select more than one signal.
- Assigning a group signal assigns all the signals in the group
to the current component.
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Click Add.
Selected signals are added to the list of connections. |
Note: The entire path down to the selected
component is identified in the list of connections. |
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Click OK to validate entries made.
Connections are
made and an end point is created under each connected signal. |
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In Assign views, information is validated when you click
OK in the Assign view, when you change the current object in the
tree view or when you change the active view. |
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